The Deer Trail town board tied 3-3 in a Tuesday night vote on whether to approve drone-hunting licenses and bounties, sending the proposed ordinance to a vote of residents in November.

But elected leaders are now concerned whether the Eastern Plains town of about 550 residents can afford the special election.

The proposed open season on federal government drones has attracted national attention after Kost first reported on it last month.

The idea also drew a warning from the Federal Aviation Administration that people can be prosecuted or fined for shooting at drones. Last month, the FAA issued a statement saying firing guns at unmanned aircraft could cause them to crash, injuring people or damaging property.